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Languages
- Aboriginal Languages K–10
- Arabic K–10
- Chinese K–10
- Classical Greek K–10
- French K–10
- German K–10
- Hebrew K–10
- Hindi K–10
- Indonesian K–10
- Italian K–10
- Japanese K–10
- Korean K–10
- Latin K–10
- Macedonian K–10
- Modern Greek K–10
- Persian K–10
- Punjabi K–10
- Russian K–10
- Spanish K–10
- Tamil K–10
- Turkish K–10
- Vietnamese K–10
- Course performance descriptors
- Course descriptions
- Supporting students with disability in Languages
- Syllabus development
Languages in Kindergarten to Year 10
Learning languages opens minds to difference where diversity is valued. Proficiency in languages encourages effective engagement with the global community. The study of Languages strengthens essential foundational skills in literacy. It also fosters intellectual and emotional development, and cultural understanding.
Through learning languages, students reflect on their own heritage, culture and identity and reflect on the culture, beliefs and values of others.
The rich linguistic and cultural diversity of NSW provides an educational environment where the study of languages and cultures is valued as a unique and integral part of the curriculum.
In June 2016, NESA developed a Languages K–10 Framework to guide the development of new NSW language-specific syllabuses. The Languages K–10 Framework is available at:
- Languages K–10 Framework (PDF, 99 pages, 1.8 MB)
- Languages K–10 Framework (Word, 99 pages, 968 KB).
New NSW Curriculum Reform syllabuses
The following new Language syllabuses are to be taught from 2024:
The new Auslan K–10 Languages Syllabus (2023) is to be implemented in 2026. Schools have the option to start teaching the new syllabus in 2024 and 2025.
Implementation information is available on the Languages syllabus development page.
Languages syllabuses
View the syllabus and other support materials for the following courses.
Board Developed Courses
Aboriginal Languages K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Aboriginal Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Arabic K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Chinese K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Classical Greek K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Classical Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
French K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
German K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Hebrew K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Hindi K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Indonesian K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Italian K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Japanese K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Korean K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Latin K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Classical Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Macedonian K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Modern Greek K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Persian K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Punjabi K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Russian K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Spanish K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Tamil K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Turkish K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
New from 2024Course overview
Course overview
New from 2024Go to the Digital Curriculum for the course overview.
Vietnamese K–10
CurrentCourse description
Current
Board Developed Courses
Course numbers:
Language | 200-hour elective |
100-hour elective |
200-hour Life Skills elective |
100-hour Life Skills elective |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal Languages K–10 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 |
Arabic K–10 | 800 | 801 | 804 |
803 |
Chinese K–10 | 810 | 811 | 8132 | 814 |
Classical Greek K–10 | 820 | 821 | 822 | 823 |
French K–10 | 870 | 871 | 873 | 874 |
German K–10 | 880 | 881 | 884 | 883 |
Hebrew K–10 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 893 |
Hindi K–10 | 63141 | 63140 | 63466 | 63467 |
Indonesian K–10 | 910 | 911 | 914 | 913 |
Italian K–10 | 920 | 921 | 924 | 923 |
Japanese K–10 | 930 | 931 | 933 | 934 |
Korean K–10 | 940 | 941 | 944 | 943 |
Latin K–10 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 953 |
Macedonian K–10 | 981 | 982 | 63464 | 63465 |
Modern Greek K–10 | 990 | 991 | 994 | 993 |
Persian K–10 | 63251 | 63250 | 63462 | 63463 |
Punjabi K–10 | 63299 | 63298 | 63460 | 63461 |
Russian K–10 | 1010 | 1011 | 1012 | 1013 |
Spanish K–10 | 1040 | 1041 | 1043 | 1044 |
Tamil K–10 | 63303 | 63302 | 63304 | 64181 |
Turkish K–10 | 1050 | 1051 | 1054 | 1053 |
Vietnamese K–10 | 1071 | 1072 | 1074 | 1075 |
Exclusions: Students may not access both the general education Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Life Skills outcomes and content.
Course description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
For Aboriginal students the study of an Aboriginal language aims to increase self-esteem through an enhanced understanding of their linguistic heritage. It provides them with an ability to communicate in ancestral languages, to obtain skills in language revitalisation to support cultural and language revival, and to increase links between schools and their local Aboriginal communities.
Each K–10 Languages course includes Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
What students learn
Modern languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective communication in a language. They learn to interact, access and respond to information and compose texts.
They develop an understanding of the language system including sound, writing, grammar and text structure.
Students also develop intercultural understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture and consider how interaction shapes communication and identity.
Students develop the skills to communicate in another language. They listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language. They develop a capacity to interact with people, their culture and their language.
Classical languages
Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in reading, analysing and translating a classical language.
They explore the nature of the language system by making comparisons with English. They develop an understanding of the correct application of linguistic structures and vocabulary.
Students also develop knowledge of the culture of ancient civilisations and an understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage and the influence of the classical world on the modern world.
Students learn to read passages in the language and recognise language structures. They learn to analyse grammatical structures used in simple sentences in extended passages and they translate sentences in extended passages from the classical language to fluent English.
Students learn to recognise the function of the relationship between words and structures, and to explain the way in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and describing the structures of the language.
Students understand the interdependence of language and culture. They acquire knowledge of key features of the culture of the ancient world.
Aboriginal languages
Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to communicate effectively in Aboriginal languages and to apply these languages in the world today.
They explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons among Aboriginal languages and between Aboriginal languages and English.
Students develop knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and gain an appreciation of the interdependence of land, language, culture and identity.
Students learn to listen and respond to spoken language. They learn to read and respond to written texts in the Aboriginal language they are learning. Students establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students demonstrate an understanding of languages as systems by comparing features of vocabulary and grammar across languages. They apply a range of linguistic structures to express their own ideas in writing. They develop their skills to enable them to produce texts in Aboriginal languages.
Students explore the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts, such as stories, song, documentaries and film.
Record of School Achievement
The study of at least 100 hours in one language, to be completed over one continuous 12-month period, is a mandatory requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The 100-hour course must cover the Stage 4 outcomes and content of the chosen language syllabus, and must be studied between Years 7–10, but preferably in Years 7–8.
When students have completed the mandatory 100-hour language study, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the RoSA and/or choose to study another language.
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s RoSA.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade.
Students undertaking a Years 7–10 Languages course based on Life Skills outcomes and content are not allocated a grade.
Modern Languages K–10
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